Roccaverano goat

The Roccaverano is an Italian breed of large domestic goat from the Langhe, in the provinces of Asti and Cuneo, in Piemonte in north-western Italy.

It is raised mainly in the Langa Astigiana, mostly within the Comunità montana Langa Astigiana Val Bormida [it]}, and is named for the town and comune of Roccaverano in that area.

[2] The Roccaverano is one of the forty-three autochthonous Italian goat breeds of limited distribution for which a herdbook is kept by the Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia, the Italian national association of sheep- and goat-breeders.

[6] The milk averages 3.30% fat and 3.05% protein, and is all used to make robiola, either Robiola di Roccaverano, made with a mixture of cow's milk, goat's milk and sheep's milk, which has DOP status; or the pure goat's-milk Robiola di Roccaverano pura caprina.

[2] Kids 30–45 days old and weighing 12–14 kg are slaughtered at Easter time.